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Method and apparatus for storing items in flash memory

  • US 5,748,537 A
  • Filed: 02/13/1997
  • Issued: 05/05/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electronic device for storing an item comprising bits of information, the electronic device comprising:

  • a flash memory that stores the item in binary form; and

    a flash manager that determines whether replacing the item with a modified item involves any bit transitions from zero to one and that changes, when no bit transitions from zero to one are involved, selected bits from one to zero to replace the item with the modified item without copying any stored information to a different memory location.

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